Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-02-24
l-ocal Exposifions.

Go to Ovens & Braidw ood's for fin,
teas and colfees.
j. II. Bush. of Richmond, was in
town over Sunday.
The feather bed renovators are now
located at Brockway.
Wear & Paisley's 3lct. T leads the
van. Call and get drawing.
Wm. T. Mitchell. of Port Huron.
visited with Jas. Ferguson and family
over Sunday.
Miss Aggie Vanorman, of Brockway,
and Miss Kinney visited friends in
town last week.
c. 5. Gilbert was called to Canada
last week to attend the funeral of his
sister who died recently.
Go to Wear & Paisley's for mems
working pants, shirts. overalls, etc.
You can buy them cheap.
An elegant line of dress ginghams
just received ut Ovens Il Braidwood'S. S.
Call and look over their stock.
Marine City has sent a petition to
Lansing asking that that prosperous
place may be incorporated as a city.
Wear & Paisley have received large
assortment of Crockery. 1t is to your
interest and will do you good to call in
and examine this line.
Friday last week we had variety of
weather. Rain ana snow. cloudy wea-
theT and bright Sunshine. mild and
cold freezing weather all in one day.
Teachers examinations will be held
at BrockWay Centre. Friday, March IL;
Port Huron. Friday and Saturday
March % and 70; Marine City, saturday
April Is; Capac, Friday. April 20.
Since the death of Tom Thumb, the
smallest man in the world is the one
who is too stingy to take paper and
not too proud 20 beg or borrow one.
lie is q great friend to the newspaper
profession when he wants an accom-
mOdation, but he takes care not to put
up for anything.
II is rumored that the patent gate
sharper is now abroad in I.apeer county.
His mode cooperation is to sell the right
to the farmers to use his patent farm
gate. After the farmers have put up
number of them the real patentee puts
III illN NIJCoi tsllNC anu pay lOi
infringement on his patent.
We notice 10y the Sanilac County. Re
publican, published at Sandusky, that
JAS. Ferguson of this place intends 60
ing into the hotel business in that burg.
Mr.. Ferguson informs us that he made
Mr.. Adams, Of the Adams House, SAN
dusky. an offer on his property but
that gentleman did not accept.
Advance Lodge, No. no. |. o. o. f.
of this place held the formal opening
of their new hall over Rollins 4 ilisey's
brick block on Friday evening last,
when number Of brothers from Brown
City, Pt. Huron and other places were
present. Speeches and other entertain
ment were INDUCED i'll and an enjoyable
time was had.
4 GARNER by the name of stark, of
Brockway, came to the city last week
with load Of turkeys. He drove to
the market ground TO dispose of his
stock. A young man hanging around
the grounds offered to help sell the tuT-
keys. When they were all sold the far
mer looked around for isyoung friend
but could not find him. lie had skip
ped out with ~ belonging TO Mr.. Stark.
That farmer is opposed to the market
Pt. Huron Daily Times.
Donkey parties are the latest social
agOnies. The m0dus operandi of the
affair is thus described: You cut a big
silhouette Of a tailleSs donkey out of
cloth or paper and fasten it TO the wall
Each Of the guests receives cambric
tail and q pin, and is then blindfOlded
and placed in corner opposite TO the
donkey. After whiTiing around three
times he starts out 20 pin the tell to
the donkey. Wherever he strikes the
wall there he must pin the tail. The
result generally is still tailless donkey
surrounded by a galaxy of tails and lots
Of fun.
The Blair Educational bill provides
that for eight fiscal years after its pass
age "there shall be annually appropria-
ted from the money Ill the Treasury the
following sums. to-wit: The first year
the sum of S7,UOO0O0 the second the
sum OF Si0000,0G0, th- third year the
sum of Sl5,G000O0. the fourth year the
sum of $i3,OO0,000, the fifth year the
sum Of Sl1 100000. the sixth year the
sum of $9.000,000, the seventh year the
sum OF $7O00.OO0. the eighth year the
sum OF S0,0O0,OO0; which several sums
shall be expended to secure the bene-
fits of common school education TO all
the children Of the school age living in
the United States.
St Clair Republican According to
correspondent OF the BrOckway EXPOS
IToR, Mrs. Mary White. living in
that township and well able with the
help other son TO take care Of herself
has been placed upon the county poor
list without her knowledge or consent.
1t happened through the anxiety of a
doctor to collect a bill for medical at
tendance which he bad once as alleged
presented to the son but which he did
not have the money to pay at the time
Mrs. White resented the action taken
by those who were instrumental in the
matter and was TO send draft 20 the
county treasurer for the bill. If tho
above is correctly stated it would seem
as Il there was some truth i'm the
charges which have been made that the
county poor fund is disbursed with too
much freedom. and certainly it would
be wise to require written application
as condition necessary to receiving
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